Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Phaedra
Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
It is an axiom among kings
Who reaches heaven first
Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
Collatinus is politically astute
My horse! My horse! tarquinius does not wait
Their spinning-wheel unwinds
Listen! I heard a knock
Time treads upon the hands of women
The oatmeal slippers of sleep
The prosperity of the Etruscans
Benjamin Britten, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Jenny Hill, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk
Within this frail crucible of light
Lucretia!.What do you want?
Interlude: Here in this scene
Oh! What a lovely day!
Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Benjamin Britten
We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
Flowers bring to every year
You were right
Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Bryan Drake, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
Lucretia! Lucretia!
Last night Tarquinius ravished me
This dead hand lets fall
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk
Production
- Ray MinshullProducer
- Michael WoolcockAssistant Producer, Producer
- John DunkerleyBalance Engineer
- James LockRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer
- Kenneth WilkinsonRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer